non-Hispanic
adjective
non-His·pan·ic
ˌnän-hi-ˈspa-nik 
: not Hispanic
non-Hispanic white voters
non-Hispanic
noun
Examples of non-Hispanic in a Sentence
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According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the prevalence of diabetes in non-Hispanic Blacks is 12.1%, versus only 6.9% percent in non-Hispanic whites.
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Taayoo Murray, Essence, 11 May 2024
The increase was seen across all racial and ethnic populations, the study found, but children with young, non-Hispanic Black parents saw the highest increase in rate of loss each year, with about a 24% increase in overdose deaths annually.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 May 2024
Racial and ethnic minorities including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and other groups of color were found to have less per capita income than non-Hispanic whites.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
By 2045, non-Hispanic white people will no longer be the majority of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In the Miami area, some of those independents are smaller Latin companies that are taking Hispanic and non-Hispanic business formerly held by the larger chains.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Miami’s population of 450,000 people is nearly three-quarters Hispanic, 14 percent Black and about 12 percent non-Hispanic white.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
More than half of faculty employed at a California community college are white non-Hispanic.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The negative trends for rural non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people were especially pronounced.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Taayoo Murray, Essence, 11 May 2024
The increase was seen across all racial and ethnic populations, the study found, but children with young, non-Hispanic Black parents saw the highest increase in rate of loss each year, with about a 24% increase in overdose deaths annually.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 May 2024
Racial and ethnic minorities including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and other groups of color were found to have less per capita income than non-Hispanic whites.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2024
By 2045, non-Hispanic white people will no longer be the majority of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
In the Miami area, some of those independents are smaller Latin companies that are taking Hispanic and non-Hispanic business formerly held by the larger chains.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Miami’s population of 450,000 people is nearly three-quarters Hispanic, 14 percent Black and about 12 percent non-Hispanic white.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
More than half of faculty employed at a California community college are white non-Hispanic.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
The negative trends for rural non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people were especially pronounced.
—Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Non-Hispanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Hispanic. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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